| pat | (adjective) exactly suited to the occasion | - |
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| (adjective) having only superficial plausibility | Synonyms: glib, slick |
| (noun) a light touch or stroke | Synonyms: dab, tap |
| (noun) the sound made by a gentle blow | Synonyms: rap, tap |
| (adverb) completely or perfectly | - |
| (verb) hit lightly | Synonyms: dab |
| (verb) pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin | Synonyms: chuck |
| pataca | (noun) the basic unit of money in Macao | - |
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| pataphysics | (noun) a philosophy or media theory dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics. | - |
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| patas | (noun) reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa | Synonyms: Erythrocebus patas, hussar monkey |
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| patch | (noun) a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | - |
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| (noun) sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | Synonyms: darn, mend |
| (noun) a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | Synonyms: eyepatch |
| (noun) a connection intended to be used for a limited time | Synonyms: temporary hookup |
| (noun) a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | Synonyms: bandage |
| (noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot |
| (noun) a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | - |
| (noun) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | Synonyms: plot, plot of ground, plot of land |
| (noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | Synonyms: piece, spell, while |
| (verb) mend by putting a patch on | Synonyms: patch up |
| (verb) repair by adding pieces | Synonyms: piece |
| (verb) to join or unite the pieces of | Synonyms: piece |
| (verb) provide with a patch; also used metaphorically | - |
| patchboard | (noun) telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords | Synonyms: plugboard, switchboard |
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| patchcord | (noun) a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard | - |
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| patched | (adjective) mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch | - |
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| (adjective) having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | Synonyms: spotted, spotty |
| patchily | (adverb) in spots | - |
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| patchiness | (noun) unevenness in quality or performance | - |
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| patching | (noun) the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | - |
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| patchouli | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly |
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| (noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
| patchouly | (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouli |
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| (noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes | Synonyms: pachouli, patchouli, Pogostemon cablin |
| patchwork | (noun) sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern | - |
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| (noun) a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together | Synonyms: patchwork quilt |
| (noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas | Synonyms: hodgepodge, jumble |
| patchy | (adjective) irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. | - |
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| pate | (noun) liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned | - |
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| (noun) the top of the head | Synonyms: crown, poll |
| patella | (noun) a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint | Synonyms: kneecap, kneepan |
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| patellar | (adjective) near or relating to the patella or kneecap | - |
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| patelliform | (adjective) shaped like a dish or pan | Synonyms: dish-shaped, dished |
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| patency | (noun) the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct | - |
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| (noun) the property of being easy to see and understand | Synonyms: noticeability, noticeableness, obviousness |
| patent | (adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | Synonyms: apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable |
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| (adjective) (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage | - |
| (noun) an official document granting a right or privilege | Synonyms: letters patent |
| (noun) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention | Synonyms: patent of invention |
| (verb) make open to sight or notice | - |
| (verb) obtain a patent for | - |
| (verb) grant rights to; grant a patent for | - |
| patented | (adjective) (of devices and processes) protected by patent | - |
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| patentee | (noun) the inventor to whom a patent is issued | - |
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| patently | (adverb) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | Synonyms: apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, plain, plainly |
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| pater | (noun) an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | - |
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| paterfamilias | (noun) the male head of family or tribe | Synonyms: patriarch |
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| paternal | (adjective) characteristic of a father | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | Synonyms: maternal, parental |
| (adjective) belonging to or inherited from one's father | - |
| (adjective) related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, agnatic |
| paternalism | (noun) the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good | - |
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| paternalistic | (adjective) benevolent but sometimes intrusive | - |
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| paternally | (adverb) in a paternal manner | - |
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| paternity | (noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | Synonyms: authorship |
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| (noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the father | Synonyms: fatherhood |
| (noun) the state of being a father | - |
| paternoster | (noun) a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor | - |
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| path | (noun) a course of conduct | Synonyms: way, way of life |
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| (noun) a way especially designed for a particular use | - |
| (noun) an established line of travel or access | Synonyms: itinerary, route |
| (noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves | Synonyms: course, track |
| pathetic | (adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity | Synonyms: pitiable, pitiful |
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| (adjective) inspiring scornful pity | Synonyms: ridiculous, silly |
| (adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched |
| pathetically | (adverb) arousing scornful pity | - |
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| (adverb) in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion | Synonyms: pitiably |
| pathfinder | (noun) someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | Synonyms: guide, scout |
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| pathless | (adjective) lacking pathways | Synonyms: roadless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden |
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| pathogen | (noun) any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | - |
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| pathogenesis | (noun) the origination and development of a disease | - |
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| pathogenic | (adjective) able to cause disease | Synonyms: infective, morbific |
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| pathogenically | (adverb) in a pathogenic manner | - |
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| pathologic | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of pathology | Synonyms: pathological |
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| (adjective) caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology | Synonyms: diseased, morbid, pathological |
| pathological | (adjective) of or relating to the practice of pathology | Synonyms: pathologic |
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| (adjective) caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition | - |
| (adjective) caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology | Synonyms: diseased, morbid, pathologic |
| pathologically | (adverb) with respect to pathology | - |
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| pathologist | (noun) a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | Synonyms: diagnostician |
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| pathology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases | - |
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| (noun) any deviation from a healthy or normal condition | - |
| pathos | (noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) | Synonyms: poignancy |
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| (noun) a style that has the power to evoke feelings | - |
| (noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | Synonyms: commiseration, pity, ruth |
| pathway | (noun) a trodden path | Synonyms: footpath |
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| (noun) a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain | Synonyms: nerve pathway, nerve tract, tract |
| patience | (noun) a card game played by one person | Synonyms: solitaire |
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| (noun) good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence | Synonyms: forbearance, longanimity |
| patient | (adjective) enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance | - |
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| (noun) the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | Synonyms: affected role, patient role |
| (noun) a person who requires medical care | - |
| patiently | (adverb) with patience; in a patient manner | - |
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| patina | (noun) a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper) | - |
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| (noun) a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling | - |
| (noun) an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood) | - |
| patinate | (verb) coat with a patina | Synonyms: patinise, patinize |
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| patinise | (verb) coat with a patina | Synonyms: patinate, patinize |
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| patinize | (verb) coat with a patina | Synonyms: patinate, patinise |
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| patio | (noun) usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | Synonyms: terrace |
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| patisserie | (noun) a bakery specializing in French pastry | - |
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| patka | (noun) a scarf worn by Sikh men | - |
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| patness | (noun) timely convenience | Synonyms: opportuneness, timeliness |
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| patois | (noun) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard | - |
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| (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang, vernacular |
| patrial | (noun) a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) | - |
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| patriarch | (noun) the male head of family or tribe | Synonyms: paterfamilias |
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| (noun) any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race | - |
| (noun) title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) | - |
| (noun) a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | - |
| patriarchal | (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank | - |
| patriarchate | (noun) a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | Synonyms: patriarchy |
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| (noun) the jurisdiction of a patriarch | - |
| patriarchic | (adjective) (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line | - |
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| patriarchy | (noun) a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | Synonyms: patriarchate |
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| patricentric | (adjective) centered upon the father | - |
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| patrician | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, blue, gentle |
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| (adjective) befitting a person of noble origin | - |
| (noun) a member of the aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocrat, blue blood |
| (noun) a person of refined upbringing and manners | - |
| patriciate | (noun) members of the patrician class. | - |
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| patricide | (noun) the murder of your father | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their father | - |
| patrikin | (noun) one related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib |
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| patrilineage | (noun) line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family | Synonyms: agnation |
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| patrilineal | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilinear |
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| patrilineally | (adverb) by descent through the male line | - |
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| patrilinear | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the male line | Synonyms: patrilineal |
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| patrimonial | (adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | Synonyms: ancestral, hereditary, transmissible |
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| patrimony | (noun) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | Synonyms: birthright |
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| (noun) a church endowment | - |
| patriot | (noun) one who loves and defends his or her country | Synonyms: nationalist |
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| patrioteer | (noun) an extreme bellicose nationalist | Synonyms: chauvinist, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist |
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| patriotic | (adjective) inspired by love for your country | Synonyms: loyal |
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| patriotically | (adverb) in a patriotic manner | - |
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| patriotism | (noun) love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | Synonyms: nationalism |
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| patrisib | (noun) one related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib |
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| patristic | (adjective) of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers | Synonyms: patristical |
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| patristical | (adjective) of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers | Synonyms: patristic |
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| patristics | (noun) the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers | Synonyms: patrology |
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| (noun) the writings of the early Church Fathers | Synonyms: patrology |
| patrol | (noun) the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes | - |
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| (noun) a detachment used for security or reconnaissance | - |
| (noun) a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security | - |
| (verb) maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol | Synonyms: police |
| patroller | (noun) someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area | - |
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| patrolman | (noun) a policeman who patrols a given region | Synonyms: flatfoot |
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| patrology | (noun) the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers | Synonyms: patristics |
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| (noun) the writings of the early Church Fathers | Synonyms: patristics |
| patron | (noun) a regular customer | Synonyms: frequenter |
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| (noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: sponsor, supporter |
| (noun) the proprietor of an inn | - |
| patronage | (noun) the act of providing approval and support | Synonyms: backing, backup, championship |
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| (noun) (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | - |
| (noun) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | Synonyms: trade |
| (noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: condescension, disdain |
| (noun) customers collectively | Synonyms: business, clientele |
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronise, patronize, support |
| (verb) support by being a patron of | - |
| patroness | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patronne |
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| patronise | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronize, support |
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| (verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronize |
| (verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronize, sponsor |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor |
| patronised | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronized |
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| patronising | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronizing |
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| patronisingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: condescendingly, patronizingly |
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| patronize | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support |
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| (verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronise |
| (verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronise, sponsor |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor |
| patronized | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronised |
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| patronizing | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronising |
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